Trinidad & Tobago Nationals Lose Money In WhatsApp Scam

SEVERAL Trinidad & Tobago nationals who were looking for jobs at Christmas were instead scammed of thousands of dollars, according to a local news report.

The Daily Express said that in December, several people who are members of a WhatsApp group were falsely told they would be employed as riggers at an energy company if they wired $3,000 to a Western Union account.

Upon paying the money, the victims were told to attend an orientation programme scheduled for January 8, this past Tuesday, the publication reported.

However, the Daily Express quoted the police as saying that when they showed up for the orientation, they were told it had been cancelled.

So sad! Desperate people do desperate things. I guess they were looking at the bigger picture of making much more than $3,000 in the long run; that they would not even see the real picture. In the end the scam has left them worse off.

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